[opendtv] From Comcast, TV as data center
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 14:27:45 -0400
From Comcast, TV as data center
Boston first up to get advanced set-top boxes
By Hiawatha Bray
Globe Staff / May 22, 2012
A new service from cable television giant Comcast Corp. could turn
the home TV into a home data center, tracking everything from
business appointments to household security.
Comcast demonstrated the service, called Project Dayview, Monday
during the opening day of The Cable Show 2012, the industry's biggest
trade event.
"It's your own personal welcome screen," said Neil Smit, chief
executive of Comcast Cable. "It's tying your entire life together."
At the Convention & Exhibition Center on Monday, Comcast also
confirmed Boston would be the first US city to see full-scale
deployment of X1, a new TV viewing system that uses an advanced
set-top box to deliver Internet-based apps and social media services
alongside traditional cable offerings. For instance, X1 includes a
customized app for Facebook, so viewers can inform friends of their
favorite shows by clicking the "like" icon.
The X1 service will allow users to control their viewing with
software apps on an iPhone or iPad. The result is an interface far
simpler and more powerful than a traditional remote control. For
example, the app allows users to set up "quick links" to favorite
types of programming, like comedy films. By touching an iPad or
iPhone link, a list of relevant films instantly appears.
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http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2012/05/22/from_comcast_tv_as_data_center/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/05/21/from-comcast-data-center/6xm26PEQYhnevpAj8qCsPJ/story.html
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